New study finds that the nutritional value of prey within a single species can widely vary, offering key insights for food web dynamics and ecosystem change The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume? Following a period of massive starvation among animals living along the California coast, University of California…
“In 1960, South-Central Chile was hit by the largest known quake on earth with a magnitude of 9.5. Its tsunami was so massive that –in addition to inundating…
Tiny airborne particles can have a stronger influence on powerful storms than scientists previously predicted, according to a new study co-authored by…
The findings, published on Jan. 26 in Nature Communications, are important because the detailed look into Earth's past climate and the factors that influenced…
Most mammals are on the move every day while searching for food, to find a mate or to seek out shelter. Some larger mammals like zebra generally move longer…
To help policymakers make better, more informed decisions, there is an urgent need for more detailed information about the location and timing of pollutant…
The team combined a computer model with 100 years of observations to tease out the fact that global sea-level rise is increasing the tidal range, or the…
For the first time, scientists have obtained direct, quantifiable observations of cloud seeding for increased snowfall — from the growth of ice crystals,…
Scientists digging deep into the Earth's mantle recently made an unexpected discovery.
Phosphorus is a critical nutrient for global biological processes, such as collecting the sun's energy during photosynthesis and degrading plant debris and…
If this winter finds you stressed out and fighting a sinus infection, then you know something of what coral will endure in the face of climate change.
Mining on the ocean floor could do irreversible damage to deep-sea ecosystems, says a new study of seabed mining proposals around the world. The deep sea…
A decent wheat harvest requires robust wheat. However, wheat crops are often infected by fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. For several years now, UZH…
More than seven years after Pennsylvania officials requested that the disposal of radium-laden fracking wastewater into surface waters be restricted, a new…
In the Earth’s early history, several billion years ago, only traces of oxygen existed in the atmosphere and the oceans. Today’s air-breathing organisms could…
In an attempt to better understand the urban environment and its components, scientists have discovered that sunlight causes chemical reactions in the dust…
“Early yield estimates were based on data from small research plots, but they weren't realistic. Our main goal with this project was to determine whether these…
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